Frontline Education SAML Single Sign-On (SSO) | Login using Joomla into Frontline Education SSO

Single Sign-On in Frontline Education using Joomla IDP allows users to log in to Frontline Education using Joomla by configuring Frontline Education as a Service Provider (SP) and Joomla as a SAML Identity Provider (IDP). This guide will take you through a step-by-step process to configure SSO between the two platforms.

What is Frontline Education?
Frontline Education is a software provider specializing in K-12 education management solutions. It offers a range of tools and platforms designed to support educational institutions in various aspects of school administration, human resources, and student management.

Pre-requisites: Download And Installation

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Install Joomla IDP Plugin

• Download the zip file for the miniOrange Joomla IDP plugin.
• Log into your Joomla site’s administrator console.
• From left toggle menu, click on System, then under Install section click on Extensions.

• Upload the downloaded zip file to install the Joomla IDP plugin.

• Installation of the plugin is successful. Now click on Start Using miniOrange SAML IDP Plugin to configure miniOrange Joomla IDP plugin.

Steps to configure Frontline Education SSO with Joomla as IDP.

1. Configure Frontline Education as Service Provider

• Go to the miniOrange Joomla IDP plugin, navigate to the Identity Provider tab.
• Here, you can find the Identity Provider Metadata XML URL/File or endpoints like IDP Entity ID, SAML Login URL, SAML Logout URL (Premium Feature), and Certificate for SP configuration. Download the XML Metadata by clicking on the button as shown below.

• Log into the Frontline Education account as a System Admin.

• Navigate to System > Account & Services > Single Sign-on.
• Once you have clicked the button, you will be brought to the Single Sign-On Settings page.
• Now Enter the required fields Name, Subdomain, Trust Identity URL, Login URL,
  Logout URL, Certificate.



Name	Frontline Education
Subdomain	Enter a sub domain name of your choice, such as your company name, with no spaces. Note: This will generate Single Sign-on URL and Metadata URL on the right side of the screen
Trust Identity URL	Provide the IDP-EntityID / Issuer URL from Identity Provider tab of the Joomla miniOrange SAML 2.0 IDP Plugin
Login URL	Provide the SAML Login URL from Identity Provider tab of the Joomla miniOrange SAML 2.0 IDP Plugin
Logout URL	Provide the SAML Logout URL from Identity Provider tab of the Joomla miniOrange SAML 2.0 IDP Plugin (Premium)
Certificate	Download the Certificate from Identity Provider tab of the Joomla miniOrange SAML 2.0 IDP Plugin


• Navigate to your profile,then select My Profile.

• Switch on the Use single sign-on option, then click Save.

Note: If you toggle the Disable email login option, you will not be able to sign-in through your regular log-in page.

2. Configure Joomla as Identity Provider

• Now go to Components miniOrange Joomla IDP Service Provider

• Navigate to the Service Provider tab and complete the fields for Service Provider Name, SP Entity ID or Issuer, ACS URL, and NameID Format. Refer to this step to get Service Provider details. Fill in the other fields according to your requirements. Click on Save.

Enter the following values:

Service Provider Name	Choose appropriate name according to your choice.
SP Entity ID or Issuer	Service Provider Entity ID.
ACS URL	SP Assertion Consumer Service URL.
X.509 Certificate (optional) [For Signed Request]	Paste certificate value you copied from the Metadata file.
NameID Format	Select urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:1.1:nameid-format:emailAddress.
Assertion Signed	Checked.


• Now click on Advance Mapping tab. Select the NameID Attribute and then click on Save Button.


You have successfully completed your miniOrange SAML 2.0 IDP configurations.

3. Attribute Mapping (Premium Feature)

• In the miniOrange Joomla IDP plugin, navigate to the Attribute Mapping tab.
• Here, you can configure Custom attribute mapping and also add additional User Attributes.

You have successfully configured Single Sign-On with Frontline Education as Service Provider and Joomla as Identity Provider. If you require any further support or, if you are facing any difficulty please mail us on joomlasupport@xecurify.com

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Additional Resources.

• What is Single Sign-On (SSO)
• What is SAML?
• Additional SAML IDP guides
• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)